Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Commuting

SF’s Biggest Bike to School Day Yet Marks a Growing Trend Among Students

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 12, 2012 | 19 Comments

Kids at 40 schools this morning participated in San Francisco’s biggest Bike to School Day yet. The level of participation, in the event’s fourth year, reflects steady growth in levels of biking and walking to schools throughout the year. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) Executive Director Leah Shahum said an enthusiastic group of more than […]

Bike-Share Launch Pushed Back to August to Give Bidders More Time

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 21, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Bay Area’s regional bike-share pilot program will now launch no earlier than August and may be phased in over a two-month period. The launch was pushed back one month from its previously proposed date “to give prospective vendors more time to develop thorough proposals and more time to prepare for the system’s launch,” said SFMTA […]

How Bikes Make Portland Cool

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 19, 2012 | 18 Comments

A mini-documentary out of Portland, Oregon showcases the vibrant bicycle culture the city enjoys, from “bike trains” of kids riding to school on traffic-calmed bike boulevards to a range of everyday people getting around by bike simply because it’s “accessible.” As San Francisco strives to be the most bike-friendly city on the west coast, we can […]

Downtown Bike Access Ordinance Clears Key Hurdle at Board of Supes

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 6, 2012 | 7 Comments

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today gave preliminary approval to what advocates call the strongest bicycle access legislation in the country. The ordinance [PDF], which would require downtown building managers to provide secure indoor bicycle parking for employees either on-site or nearby, is expected to receive final approval from the board next week and […]

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Caltrain Approves Increased Fares, Votes to Keep Warm Planet Bikes Open

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 1, 2012 | 13 Comments

The Caltrain Board of Directors today approved an expenditure of $50,000 to support Warm Planet Bikes, according to the agency’s Twitter feed. That influx is expected to keep the bike parking and repair shop open until the agency renews its contract with Warm Planet or another operator in six to eight months. The facility parks up […]

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Caltrain’s Warm Planet Bike Station in Jeopardy

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 25, 2012 | 37 Comments

Warm Planet Bikes has provided more and more Caltrain commuters a secure place to park their bikes at the Fourth and King Street Station in downtown San Francisco in recent years. But the shop could soon shut down without continued support from the public transportation agencies it relies on. Though Caltrain is developing an agreement to support […]

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